Cecil Howard

Education:
Bachelor of Science, Florida State University, 1981
Juris Doctorate, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University, 1984

 Service to Alpha Phi Alpha:
Initiated, Iota Delta Chapter, Florida State University, Spring 1978
Member, Gamma Mu Lambda, Tallahassee, FL 1985-Present
Member, Nu Eta Lambda, Gainesville, FL 2009 - Present
Member, Alpha Eta Lambda, Houston, TX 1982-1985
Life Member 8369
National General Counsel, Johnson Administration 2000-2004
Associate General Counsel, Wallace Administration, 1996-2000
Associate General Counsel, Davis Administration, 1992-1996
Regional Counsel, Southern Region
District Counsel, Florida
Southern Regional Life Membership Chair
Past Gamma Mu Lambda Alpha Man of the Year
Past Iota Delta Brother of the Year
Past District of Florida College Brother of the Year
Founder, Alpha Leadership Program for Higher Achievement (A.L.P.H.A.)
Founder, Iota Delta Scholarship Foundation
Chair, 2006 District Conference, Florida Federation of Alpha Chapters
Chair, Business & Economic Development Committee
 

Professional:
Florida Licensed Attorney
Chief Diversity Officer, City of Gainesville, FL
Owner, Cecil Howard & Associates, a consulting firm
Contract Lecturer, Council on Education in Management
Florida Supreme Court ADR Rules & Policy Board
Executive Council Member, Florida Bar (Labor & Employment Section)
Board of Directors, Florida Association of Community Relations Professionals
Registered Mediator
National Bar Association
Past City Attorney, City of Midway, Florida, 1991-2000
Past Adjunct Instructor of Pre Law, Florida A&M University, 1988-1997
Past General Counsel, State of Florida

Community:

Founder, Gainesville Enrichment Mentoring Program
Board of Directors, Martin Luther King, Jr, Commission of Florida
Founding Member and Organizer, Frenchtown Federal Credit Union
Past National President, Florida State University, Black Alumni Association

Personal:
Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, Men's Chorus, Usher Board and Couples’ Ministry
Married for 27 years to the same woman with 4 teenage children.